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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/98
Institutional Investment Manager:
INVESTOR AB
ARSENALSGATAN 8C, S-103 32
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN V7 NA
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN
THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS
OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL
UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
GUJE HOLMBERG MANAGING DIRECTOR (212) 508-0900
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ GUJE HOLMBERG NEW YORK NY 11/16/98
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:
01 AB CATOR
02 EXTORIA TRADE AB
03 INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL (U.S.), INC.
04 INVESTOR INVESTMENTS AB
05 INVESTOR UK, LTD.
06 INVESTORS TRADING AB
07 SAAB SCANIA AB
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Aktiebolag Electrolux COM 10198208 59854 4567500 SH DEFINED 02 4165000 402500
Alkermes Inc. COM 01642T108 1240 80000 SH DEFINED 03 80000
Aracruz Celulose S.A. ADR CL B 038496204 1389 202000 SH DEFINED 02 202000
Aris Corporation Inc COM 0404A101 1764 85000 SH DEFINED 03 85000
Astra AB COM CL A 046298105 1400304 82333849 SH DEFINED 0102 82137002 196847
Astra AB COM CL A 046298105 1400303 82333848 SH DEFINED 0102 82137002 196846
Astra AB COM CL B 046298204 40878 2569234 SH DEFINED 010206 2490501 78733
Bioreliance Corp COM 90951104 185 20000 SH DEFINED 03 20000
Boston Scientific Corp COM 101137107 503 10000 SH DEFINED 03 10000
Checkfree Hdgs Corp. COM 162816102 741 75000 SH DEFINED 02 75000
Checkpoint Systems Inc. COM 162825013 6990 787600 SH DEFINED 02 787600
Coulter Pharmaceutical Inc. COM 222116105 813 32500 SH DEFINED 04 32500
Cyberonics Inc. COM 23251P102 360 60000 SH DEFINED 04 60000
Cytotherapeutics Inc. COM 232923102 99 102500 SH DEFINED 03 102500
Ericsson LM Telephone Co. COM CL B 294821400 454675 24147000 SH SOLE 24147000
Geltex Pharma COM 368538104 973 45000 SH DEFINED 03 45000
Gilead Sciences COM 375558103 925 42500 SH DEFINED 03 42500
HBO &Co. COM 404100109 147 5000 SH DEFINED 03 5000
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. COM 444903108 1475 50000 SH DEFINED 03 50000
Idec Pharmaceuticals COM 449370105 1144 50000 SH DEFINED 04 50000
Incyte Pharmaceuticals COM 45337c102 110 5000 SH DEFINED 04 5000
Industri-Matemotik Intl. Corp. COM 455792101 502 103000 SH DEFINED 05 103000
JDA Software COM 46612k108 334 27000 SH DEFINED 03 27000
Kulicke Soffa Inds. Inc. COM 501242101 681 50000 SH DEFINED 02 50000
MedImmune, Inc. COM 584699102 108068 1619000 SH SOLE 1619000
Metromedia Intl. Group Inc. COM 591695101 375 100000 SH DEFINED 0105 100000
Minimed, Inc. COM 60365K108 7013 11000 SH DEFINED 03 110000
MTG/Modern Times Group ADR 607698107 3732 333300 SH DEFINED 03 333300
National Computer System COM 635519101 2039 70000 SH DEFINED 03 70000
Neuromedical Systems, Inc. COM 64124H109 220 782830 SH DEFINED 04 782830
Novellus Sys Inc COM 670008101 393 15000 SH DEFINED 02 15000
Pharmacyclics Inc. COM 716933106 4167 262500 SH DEFINED 03 262500
Remedy Corp COM 759548100 469 54000 SH DEFINED 03 54000
Robotic Vision Sys. Inc. COM 771074951 373 142000 SH DEFINED 02 142000
Saville Systems PLC COM 805174109 1395 90000 SH DEFINED 05 90000
Scania Aktiebolag COM CL A 806018107 856819 45504200 SH SOLE 45504200
Scania Aktiebolag COM CL B 806018206 862693 45661895 SH DEFINED 07 45541895 120000
SCI Systems Inc. COM 783890106 11726 431300 SH DEFINED 02 431300
Sitel Corp. COM 81980K107 526 175400 SH DEFINED 05 175400
Sola Intl. Inc. COM 834092108 861 47844 SH DEFINED 03 47844
Swedish Match Co. COM 870309507 5948 1916000 SH DEFINED 01 1916000
Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. COM 871399101 58986 2445000 SH SOLE 2445000
VI Technologies Inc. COM 917920100 24 5000 SH DEFINED 04 5000
Vivus Inc. COM 928551100 121 40000 SH DEFINED 03 40000
Zygo Corp. COM 989855101 143 40000 SH DEFINED 02 40000
REPORT SUMMARY 45 DATA RECORDS 5302480 7 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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